Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer (Level II or III) for our Cabin Systems business solution.

About Crane:

Crane Aerospace & Electronics supplies critical systems and components to the aerospace and defense markets. You’ll find Crane Aerospace & Electronics in some of the toughest environments: from engines to landing gear; from satellites to medical implants and from missiles to unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

Every 1.2 seconds, product built at our Crane Aerospace & Electronics Burbank facility is stopping aircraft – delivering passengers and military personnel safely to their destination. Home to our Landing & Cabin Systems team, Crane A&E’s brake control systems and premium cabin actuation solutions are flying on tens of thousands of aircraft throughout the world. You’ll join a business with a long track record of engineering excellence, set in the wonderful town of Burbank filled with great community atmosphere, schools, weather and no shortage of entertainment.

Start the next chapter of your career with Crane Aerospace & Electronics!

Job Summary:

The Systems Engineer will provide technical support and troubleshooting expertise for seat actuation systems used in aircraft seating. This role involves collaborating with customers to ensure the reliability, performance, and continuous improvement of seat actuation products.

Additionally, the Systems Engineer will perform engineering tasks such as researching, planning, designing, and developing products for the aerospace marketplace. Working within a collaborative Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment, the Systems Engineer will define system architectures, conduct integration testing, and perform detailed analyses to ensure product functionality, quality, and compliance with industry standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience: 3+ years of relevant work experience required.  Fluency in English and German is required (Fluency in French is highly preferred).

• Knowledge: Understand Systems Engineering principles, including interpreting and writing requirements, system architectures and designs. Knowledge of requirements management, validation and verification.

• Skills/Abilities: Proficient with MS Office including Word, Excel and Outlook.

  • Working knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)

  • Must demonstrate proficiency with verbal and written English for technical reports, presentations, analyses, or other communications at the appropriate level.           

• Education/Certification: Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or equivalent) from a four-year college or university.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading system development activities following industry recognized processes.

• Ability to interact with customers, provide superior technical, cost effective and schedule efficient solutions to complex engineering issues.

• Ability to lead systems team or cross functional engineering team on complex development programs.

• Ability to create and present systems material at Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews.

• Understanding and practical experience of DO-178C and DO-160.  

• Aerospace industry development experience.